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Hewlett-Packard| Major manufacturer of computer and telecommunications hardware, founded in 1939 by William Hewlett and David Packard and based in Palo Alto, California. In May 2002, Hewlett-Packard (which had grown into the second-largest computer company in the USA) merged with Compaq Computer Corporation, the number three, creating a computer giant almost as big as IBM. In 2006 HP's annual revenue exceeded that of IBM, making it the largest computer company worldwide. |
| Founded in a garage, HP's earliest products were electronic test instruments. In the PC era, the company became the leading manufacturer of printers, but now supplies all types of computer equipment. |
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| HP also announced several other products, including the HP Pavilion MS200 consumer desktop PC, the HP MediaSmart Server EX 490/EX495 consumer home server, the HP Compaq Pro 6000 and HP Compaq Pro 6005 business desktop PCs along with various HP and Compaq widescreen LCD business displays. Sold from August 2007 through March 2008, the HP and Compaq notebook computer models that contain the potentially faulty Chinese-manufactured battery include: HP Pavilion (models dv2000, dv2500, dv2700, dv6000, dv6500, dv6700, dv9000, dv9500 and dv9700), Compaq Presario (models A900, C700, F700, V3000, V3500, V3700, V6000, V6500 and V6700), HP (models G6000 and G7000) and HP Compaq (model 6720s). is voluntarily recalling lithium-ion batteries used in HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario, HP, and HP Compaq because of fire hazard, the U. |
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